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Screen Shot 2013-09-01 at 12.50.12 PM.png Welcome to 8th grade STEM!!



Turning in assignments electronically?
Email to: Sgansk@mypanthers.org
Be sure to use the format: H# Last name, First name, Assignment name
example: H2 Ganske, Sada, Helicopter Lab

Trimester One:


Week one: Get to know you activities and classroom expectations/ procedures. (click on the link to see week one's day by day materials)
Week Two Variables and Data Collection
Week three and four getting started with our iPads and Mistakes = innovations
Week five : density and bouyancy
Week 6: STEM person in history and their impact
Week 7 - 8: The Brain (follow the link for in class materials)
Week9: Concussions (follow the link for in class materials)
Week 10 and 11: Egg Drop
Week 12: End of Trimester Assessments in all classes



Trimester Two:
Topic one: Computer Science and the Hour of Code
Topic two: Technology
Topic Three: Quick Design Challenge
Topic Four: Mousetrap Car Challenge
Topic Five: Winter Olympics mini-lessons
Topic Six: Colony Collapse Disorder
Topic Seven: Electricity (background for Alternative Energy Project)


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Trimester Three:

Topic One: Fossil Fuels and Alternative Energy
Topic Two: Pasta Tower
Topic Three: Water
Topic Four: da Vinci
Topic Five: trebuchet
Topic Six: STEM Careers
Topic Seven: Cardboard Furniture



Interesting STEM videos to check out:

MIT k-12 STEM Videos
Engineering Channel
Math Meeting Channel
Minute Physics